Katie Britton, Staff Sgt. Michael Stroud, Jarred Britton
Husband and Wife Awarded for Helping Recruiters Struck by Car
May 28, 2014
A Roseville, Minn., couple has been recognized for taking action to help two recruiters hit by a car.
Nine months ago Sgt. 1st Class Travis Torgersen and Staff Sgt. Michael Stroud of the Roseville Center were crossing the street in front of the station when they were struck by a man driving a jeep.
Stroud received only minor injuries from rolling over the hood, but Torgersen was seriously injured after he became stuck underneath the moving vehicle for .7 miles. The driver stopped a couple of times and tried to dislodge Torgersen by kicking him.
Hearing the recruiter’s cries for help, Katie Britton and her husband Jarred pursued the hit and run driver in their own car in an effort to get the driver to stop and free Torgersen, who was finally able to free himself when the vehicle turned the corner.
Katie, who’s a nurse, provided first responder care to Torgersen until the ambulance arrived.
On May 15 the couple was recognized for their heroism by both the Roseville City Police and Stroud at the Roseville Center.
“I presented them with an award thanking them for their outstanding bravery,” said Stroud.
Torgersen was in the hospital for three months undergoing extensive surgery and skin graphs for his right leg, tailbone and buttocks. He is still on convalescent leave going to physical therapy for his leg, ankle, lower back and neck, but said he is doing much better.
May 28, 2014
A Roseville, Minn., couple has been recognized for taking action to help two recruiters hit by a car.
Nine months ago Sgt. 1st Class Travis Torgersen and Staff Sgt. Michael Stroud of the Roseville Center were crossing the street in front of the station when they were struck by a man driving a jeep.
Stroud received only minor injuries from rolling over the hood, but Torgersen was seriously injured after he became stuck underneath the moving vehicle for .7 miles. The driver stopped a couple of times and tried to dislodge Torgersen by kicking him.
Hearing the recruiter’s cries for help, Katie Britton and her husband Jarred pursued the hit and run driver in their own car in an effort to get the driver to stop and free Torgersen, who was finally able to free himself when the vehicle turned the corner.
Katie, who’s a nurse, provided first responder care to Torgersen until the ambulance arrived.
On May 15 the couple was recognized for their heroism by both the Roseville City Police and Stroud at the Roseville Center.
“I presented them with an award thanking them for their outstanding bravery,” said Stroud.
Torgersen was in the hospital for three months undergoing extensive surgery and skin graphs for his right leg, tailbone and buttocks. He is still on convalescent leave going to physical therapy for his leg, ankle, lower back and neck, but said he is doing much better.